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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

bento box

After seeing so many fabulous bento box quilts, I knew I had to make one. This one really did me in. I love what this pattern does with plain solids. All the fabric was from my stash.I was going to try to branch out with the quilting this time, but in the end I chickened out and fell back on my old stand by. After quilting the vintage sheets quilt so loosely, and being less than thrilled with the results, I took my time and stippled it very small. Each of the center squares is 2" finished, so you can get a feel for how small the stippling really is. I think the quilting alone took me 3 days. It sure makes the quilt nice and bunchy after washing.The backing is something I picked up at Mill End awhile back, and I love it!!! It's one of the main reasons that I am keeping this quilt for myself.And yet again, I used a pieced binding because the remaining green fabric I had wasn't quite enough. There are 2 tones of green used for the binding. I made sure to limit the colors because I didn't want it to get too busy and detract from the pattern. I love how my fabric diet really pushed me to be creative and use what I have.

I LOVE this pattern! You're definitely right, solids look amazing, simple and understated, but amazing at the same time! nice work!! I can only imagine that 3 days of quilting for you is like 3 years of quilting for me! ;)

This is such a great pattern! And yours is beautiful! I love these quilts made from solids :-) I didn't buy it before I went on my book-and-pattern-diet, so I guess I'll have to wait until after Christmas :-(

I didn't buy a pattern...just figured out the measurements that I wanted to use based on the center square. if you google "bento box quilt pattern" a ton of sites will come up where you can order it. or else check your local quilt shop.

you must be wonderful to have so many generous friends!!!! i love your quilts! they inspire me. my fav. colors right now are those blues/greens in that quilt you just made. such a cool quilt. i'm going back on my fab. diet after i buy the rest of a fabric line i'm getting for a new quilt!! (and my REAL diet after i figure out how to make almond croissants that don't look like my dog got to them first!) congrats on potty training success!! have a great week!! and fun with that new fabric!!!!

This is a lovely quilt with great use of colours! The pattern is new to me but definitely something I want to try someday, clear and simple.This would also qualify for the Summer Stash Challenge as another quilt of yours.

Marcia in AZ: Just finishing the 2nd Bento Box top for my granddaughter. Idiot that I am I must not have read the instructions well enough to put the little squares together. Duh!!!- On the first one I just took the backing and wrapped in around to the front to sort of form a border. Will that be a problem? I hope not.